Brooke Richardson Quotations

One of our goals is to unify the online experience for people so that, instead of living in all these little silos, it brings together all their experiences in a seamless manner, for communication and information in particular. If you want to unify that experience and give people great access, 'any time/anywhere' becomes critical. So, mobile becomes really important to us.

Long term, Windows Live services have to reach beyond the PC. They have to move across devices. This (acquisition) just kind of kicks things into high gear.

Microsoft does business in many countries around the world. While different countries have different standards, Microsoft and other multinational companies have to ensure that our products and services comply with local laws, norms and industry practices.

Microsoft and Yahoo share a commitment to deliver IM interoperability while keeping consumer security, safety and privacy top of mind.

With the built-in base that Messenger has, and the fact that all these people are looking to communicate already, it's a natural extension for what they're doing,

When we operate in markets around the world we have to ensure that our service complies with global laws as well as local laws and norms.

We've been making a lot of investments in voice, but as we looked at continuing...we had that build or buy discussion. We decided that if we wanted to do things rapidly, Teleo was a good fit.

Blogging is growing, but it is still a pretty niche thing. We wanted to introduce it to a more mainstream audience and show them it can be about more than just blogging.

They have great relationships, and we have a ton we can learn.

They are going to kick the tires for us.

This is a complex and difficult issue. We think it's better to be there with our services than not be there.

Although Beijing has supported Internet use for education and business, it fiercely polices content. Filters block objectionable foreign Web sites, and regulations ban perceived subversive or pornographic content and require service providers to enforce censorship rules. When we operate in markets around the world, we have to ensure that our service complies with global laws as well as local laws and norms.